>> well, listen, it would have been hard to beat mohammed ali at any time, i don't care how great you were. it's hard to say become the greatest. what is a great accomplishment is that they know my name. i think that's for a guy like me, that's great accomplishment just to have my peers know who i am. that's the overwhelming opinion of fighters in general. >> brian: you starred on broadway. you put it out in las vegas. then you hook up with spike lee and go on broadway v a long run. what are you doing now with the story of your life? >> we're going on tour, 36-city tour. we're starting in february 11 in indianapolis and then going to go all over the nation. >> brian: what did spike lee bring to the production? it got rave reviews. as you walked out on stage and just yourself talking about your life, the highs and lows. when you hooked up with spike lee, what did he bring to the production? >> he brought the dynamics of which i had no idea, about catching -- the right moment, the right stance, which i had no idea because i'm not stage proficient and the way spike is. so he showed me ce